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Emperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
Male emperor penguins incubate a single egg on their feet through the Antarctic winter.
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Photograph by Pavan Nair. CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).
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Where it lives and what it eats
- Habitat
- Antarctic sea ice and surrounding ocean
- Diet
- Fish, squid, and krill
- Geographic range
- Coastal Antarctica
- Scientific name
- Aptenodytes forsteri
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